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Devan

/ˈdɛvən/ · 27% girls, 73% boys · 53 born in 2025

Devan has been given to about 18,800 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdɛvən/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 17,464
Median age today29 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Devan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 958
  • Born in 202553
  • All time18,800
  • England & Wales, 202521

How popular is Devan?

Its best year was 1991, when 958 babies were given the name, ranking 520th. The typical living American called Devan is about 29 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Devan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Evan0.85
  2. Dean0.85
  3. Declan0.75
  4. Deann0.75
  5. Stevan0.75
  6. Devin0.71
  7. Devon0.71
  8. Jean0.70

Middle names for Devan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Devan Eve0.80
  2. Devan Elizabeth0.78
  3. Devan Josephine0.78
  4. Devan Anne0.78
  5. Devan Rose0.77
  6. Devan Louise0.77

Sibling names for Devan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alejandrasister · 0.93
  2. Kianasister · 0.93
  3. Ravensister · 0.92
  4. Alvarobrother · 0.91
  5. Gustavobrother · 0.90
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.90

Where Devan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Devan Anderson0.74
  2. Devan White0.72
  3. Devan Reyes0.72
  4. Devan Moore0.72
  5. Devan Lee0.72
  6. Devan Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Devan

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Devan across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.